Pulling up at a friend's house you are greeted enthusiastically by his dog, which jumps up onto the boot and badly scratches it, the roof and rear wing. Friend was not present to witness this, and is unaware.
Do you:
A - Think nothing of it. Dogs are like that, and the paintwork was not brilliant anyway
B - Give him the bill for a respray, and probably end a valued friendship
C - Mention it to him, emphasise that whilst for yourself it is not that important because of the general condition of the car's paintwork, he ought to be aware in case the dog does the same to a new car or one that has just been expensively restored.
D - Say nothing, claim on the insurance, lose excess and NCB, and make an excuse never to go there again.
Or some combination, or something else?
Anyone any advice? I have done nothing yet, but am annoyed, because I hate dogs and love Triumph 2000s.
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Answer C. Your friend may of course feel guilty about said dog doing damage and offer to try and polish out any of the scratches or make good the damage. One of those coloured waxes may disguise the marks so it may not be expensive to put right.
teabelly
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C - find out how good the friend is.
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A) Life is too short.
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These are my own opinions, and not necessarily those of all Toads.
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Next time you visit, run over the dog.
Shark Ahoy!
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Def C: and get some aversion therapy for the dog!
Maybe Mrs Mark (RLBS) can advise... what is the best way to stop dogs hopping onto cars?
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"what is the best way to stop dogs hopping onto cars"
Buy the tallest 4x4 you can find?
madf
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Given that I saw what she did to the dogs, and all they did was make eyes at the female dogs next door, I really shudder to think what her idea of aversion therapy might be.
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Toad's probably got this one right (A), but I'd think about C too.
This happened to me when visiting my future outlaws some thirty odd years ago. I'd just repsrayed my (then) beloved VW Beetle and the dog "pawed" it down the driver's door. From then on, every time I puled up at their cottage I would blow the horn and drive round and round the barn until future FIL came out to restrain the dog.
With the gross lack of tolerance these days it probably won't be long before your friend's dog damages a really treasured (or valuable) car and he's faced with some serious hostility
Ian Cook
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This is an interesting one. A similar thing happened to me when I had a cheap Escort (the car wasn't much better either :))). An alsation jumped up to me when I had just parked it. The owner was walking it on a lead when it did this and was very embarressed. Probably due to the overall condition of the car he did not stop to see if there was any damage (you would never have noticed if there was anyway).
I suspect your friend would have felt guilty for not exercising proper control over his dog. He may indeed have the hound insured and would therefore be covered for third party damage.
My view would be to mention it to him but don't ask for payment. If he offers - fine.
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